A Dixie School Girl

to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can g

I," replied Mrs. A

d Beverly i

ded though her

e clouded and

u see me?"

of the north-east

rker and signs of a pending

know I didn't mean to break my word. I just forgot when the boys teased me about my calico plug and you wouldn't have stood for that if you'd been in my place. You just know you wo

d burst with

o be the outcome of your excitement I should decline to make any explanation. As it is I'll tell you that I went up there to get out your winter things in order to have them remodeled. By chance I looked out of the window-it is a view rathe

eagerly. "And, oh that little

t all over me and not pay for it. They got the try-out of their lives and I got two pounds of decent candy

hearted, quick tempered just-souled little Beverly succumbed. Throwing her arm

ve me bally hack and send me away to school quick. Then maybe I'll learn to think twice before I

explosions and I dislike pyrotechnics which are likely to spread disaster. Now go change your clothes and make yourself presentable for I hear Uncle Athol calling and I dare say the mo

I'm going to be desperately homesick more days than once. But I'll truly, truly try not to disgrace you and W

I'd rather run a blockade than choose a school for a couple of youngst

hing side shots at the boys because they were laughing at him. His roar was far worse than his attack as the lads well knew, as sitting-no, sprawling-upon the big claw-foot sofa they did no

appeared at the top of the

these letters.

s soon as she chang

ys sni

them the Admi

young scamps c

ephew. "Did you see h

tter with her? She's

er can describe her appearance better t

He was a handsome old gentleman and wonderfu

rted the ball rolling and Beverly had

Uncle Athol, we di

n which a demure, spick and span, duck-clothed young lady was making her

ehind the Admiral in such perfect mimicry of his sister that A

ant me Un

s er-er-well perplexing question is go

longer time, and for a greater or less distance, however determi

and it was decided that early the next morning Admiral Seldon and Mrs. Ashb

ide over to see me and I can go to see them," begged Beverly, clasping her hands about her

and turning her face up to his a

of my soul. And how do you expect the boys to cover those ten miles between Leslie Manor and Kilton Hall, m

st Archie's too. Why couldn't I go

g on moving the whole of Woodbine up

er of course. Whereupon Archie and Athol, standing just behind the Admiral, and Beverly fell upon each ot

gentleman, "No" seeming to have been left out of

g the subject pro and con and

on the eight-thirty from Sprucy Branch and that means stepping lively tomorrow morning, Mary. And I w

be upon its return, sped down the broad driveway, the leaves which had fallen during the night crinkling beneath the wheels, the carriage hor

d return that night, for train service was limited,

and Archie rode back to Woodbine, in no mood for one of t

it surely was a sober little group which sat down at the brightly polished mahogany dining table. Beverly in her mother's seat, Athol in his uncle's and Archie as guest. Aunt Caroline had sent up her daintiest preserves and had prepared a supper "fit

ame a long distance phone

ached the

es, I'll tell the boys. Mother sends love? Give her ours and tell her we are all right and have been as good as gold. Good-by!" and the phone was hung up with a snap

verly at Leslie Manor, ten miles away, and near one of the most wonderful and beautiful

tember, as the school term began October first, the intervenin

too rapidly and too slowly, and dawned c

y Athol, Archie shook hands and all three followed Admiral Seldon in to the waiting carriage, to wave good-

Beverly's deserted room, dropped into a chair beside her bed

p an old muddy shoe of Beverly's and raining tears into it forthwith raised a gen